Frank Lovejoy

Frank Lovejoy

Frank Andrew Lovejoy Jr. (March 28, 1912 – October 2, 1962) was an American actor in radio, film, and television. He is perhaps best remembered for appearing in the film noir The Hitch-Hiker and for starring in the radio drama Night Beat. Lovejoy was born in the Bronx, New York City, and grew up in New Jersey. He worked on Wall Street as a teenager, but the Great Depression of 1929 cost him his job. He then turned to acting, appearing in touring companies throughout the Northeast. He made his Broadway debut in 1934 in the play They Knew What They Wanted. Lovejoy began his radio career in the early 1940s, appearing on such shows as Gang Busters and This Is Your FBI. He also starred in the radio drama Night Beat, which ran from 1949 to 1955. Lovejoy made his film debut in 1948 in the film Black Bart. He went on to appear in over 50 films, including In a Lonely Place (1950), The Hitch-Hiker (1953), Strategic Air Command (1955), and Goodbye, My Fancy (1956). Lovejoy also had a successful television career. He starred in the series Man Against Crime (1956-1957) and Meet McGraw (1957-1962). Lovejoy died of a heart attack in New York City in 1962, at the age of 50. He was posthumously awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960.

  • Title: Frank Lovejoy
  • Popularity: 8.628
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1912-03-28
  • Place of Birth: Bronx, New York, USA
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Frank Lovejoy Movies

  • 1950
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    The Sound of Fury

    The Sound of Fury

    6.478 1950 HD

    A family man – desperate for a job – latches onto a friend who encourages him into being a criminal.

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  • 1953
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    The Hitch-Hiker

    The Hitch-Hiker

    6.8 1953 HD

    Roy and Gilbert's fishing trip takes a terrifying turn when the hitchhiker they pick up turns out to be a sociopath on the run from the law. He's...

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  • 1950
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    Breakthrough

    Breakthrough

    7 1950 HD

    Filmed with the full cooperation of the U.S. Army, Breakthrough is a lean, no-nonsense war film set during the 1944 invasion of the continent.

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  • 1955
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    Shack Out on 101

    Shack Out on 101

    5.9 1955 HD

    A greasy spoon diner provides a base for a spy smuggling nuclear secrets.

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  • 1951
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    I'll See You in My Dreams

    I'll See You in My Dreams

    4.7 1951 HD

    Songwriter Gus Kahn fights to make his name, then has to fight again to survive the Depression.

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  • 1950
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    Three Secrets

    Three Secrets

    6.4 1950 HD

    A five-year-old boy is the sole survivor of a devastating plane crash in the mountains of California. When the newspapers reveal the boy was adopted...

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  • 1955
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    Strategic Air Command

    Strategic Air Command

    6.1 1955 HD

    Air Force reservist Lt. Col. Robert "Dutch" Holland is recalled into active duty at the peak of his professional baseball career.

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  • 1954
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    Beachhead

    Beachhead

    5.313 1954 HD

    On a Japanese-occupied island during World War II, only two soldiers remain alive after a mission attempt goes horribly wrong. Trapped on the island,...

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  • 1953
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    The System

    The System

    4.8 1953 HD

    A gambling boss is pressured by the law and press when a crusade is started against him after one of his collectors becomes a killer.

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  • 1956
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    Julie

    Julie

    5.7 1956 HD

    A terrified stewardess is stalked by her psychotic estranged husband.

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  • 1955
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    Finger Man

    Finger Man

    5.4 1955 HD

    An ex-con is inspired to go undercover and "finger" the mob after finding out his sister is hooked on illegal drugs.

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  • 1950
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    In a Lonely Place

    In a Lonely Place

    7.6 1950 HD

    A screenwriter with a violent temper is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts.

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  • 1953
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    House of Wax

    House of Wax

    6.9 1953 HD

    A New York sculptor who opens a wax museum to showcase the likenesses of famous historical figures runs into trouble with his business partner, who...

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  • 1955
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    The Crooked Web

    The Crooked Web

    5.9 1955 HD

    Following WWII, ex-G.I. Stan opened up a drive-in restaurant. His girlfriend, Joanie, is one of the car hops. They want to get married someday, but...

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  • 1951
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    I Was a Communist for the FBI

    I Was a Communist for the FBI

    5.3 1951 HD

    A fact-based story about a man who posed as an American Communist for years as part of a secret plan to infiltrate their organization.

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  • 1955
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    Mad at the World

    Mad at the World

    5.7 1955 HD

    A neighborhood is terrorized by group of young juvenile delinquents called The WolfPack. When a young father's infant child is seriously injured...

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  • 1954
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    Men of the Fighting Lady

    Men of the Fighting Lady

    6.2 1954 HD

    A writer visits an aircraft carrier during the Korean war to learn more about it and the way it's run. He also gets to find out more about the Navy...

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  • 1951
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    Force of Arms

    Force of Arms

    6.4 1951 HD

    During the winter of 1943, the German Army halted the American advance in the mountains of Italy; back-and-forth combat decimates Joe Peterson's...

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  • 1952
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    The Winning Team

    The Winning Team

    5.5 1952 HD

    Poor health and alcoholism force Grover Cleveland Alexander out of baseball, but through his wife's faithful efforts, he gets a chance for a comeback...

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  • 1958
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    Cole Younger, Gunfighter

    Cole Younger, Gunfighter

    6.2 1958 HD

    An outlaw must decide whether to stick his neck out for an innocent man.

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  • 1951
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    Goodbye, My Fancy

    Goodbye, My Fancy

    5.9 1951 HD

    Agatha has fond memories of her romance with college president Dr. James Merrill, when she was a student and he was her professor, and wants to see...

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  • 1955
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    The Americano

    The Americano

    5 1955 HD

    An American Rancher takes a small herd of Brahma bulls to Brazil where he has sold them for a small fortune. There, he finds himself in the middle of...

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  • 1948
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    Black Bart

    Black Bart

    4.5 1948 HD

    Cheerful outlaw Charlie Boles leaves former partners Lance and Jersey and heads for California, where the Gold Rush is beginning. Soon, a lone gunman...

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  • 1953
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    The Charge at Feather River

    The Charge at Feather River

    5.6 1953 HD

    A frontier scout leads prisoners on a death mission to save a railroad and rescue two women.

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  • 1955
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    Top of the World

    Top of the World

    6.3 1955 HD

    A team of Air Force servicemen become stranded after setting up a weather station on an island of ice in Alaska.

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  • 1951
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    Starlift

    Starlift

    5.6 1951 HD

    To impress a movie star, a U.S. Air Force crewman pretends he is soon to see combat. When his lie gets out, chaos ensues.

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  • 1952
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    Retreat, Hell!

    Retreat, Hell!

    6.3 1952 HD

    During the Korean War, a U.S. Marine battalion must fight its way out of a frozen mountain pass despite diminishing supplies, freezing temperatures...

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  • 1956
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    Three Brave Men

    Three Brave Men

    4.8 1956 HD

    A lawyer takes the case of a Navy clerk who sues after he's fired for suspected Communist beliefs.

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  • 1955
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    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial

    1 1955 HD

    When a US Naval captain shows signs of mental instability that jeopardizes the ship, the first officer relieves him of command and faces court...

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  • 1953
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    She's Back on Broadway

    She's Back on Broadway

    5.7 1953 HD

    When Catherine Terris's career in Hollywood hits the skids, she heads back to the site of her first great triumphs...Broadway! She takes the lead in...

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  • 1949
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    Home of the Brave

    Home of the Brave

    6.6 1949 HD

    A sensitive, educated black man's World War II-time problems. This is essentially the duplicate of his peace-time problems which are pointed up in a...

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  • 1950
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    South Sea Sinner

    South Sea Sinner

    5 1950 HD

    A tramp steamer lands sick crewman Jake Davis on rubber-growing island Oraka, from which voluptuous, bedroom-eyed saloon singer Coral is about to be...

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  • 1961
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    Target: The Corruptors!

    Target: The Corruptors!

    3.5 1961 HD

    Target: The Corruptors! is an American crime drama series starring Stephen McNally which aired on ABC from September 29, 1961 to June 8, 1962. The...

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  • 1961
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    Bus Stop

    Bus Stop

    1 1961 HD

    Bus Stop is a 26-episode American drama which aired on ABC from October 1, 1961, until March 25, 1962, starring Marilyn Maxwell as Grace Sherwood,...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1954
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    Climax!

    Climax!

    2.7 1954 HD

    Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary...

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  • 1959
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    Wichita Town

    Wichita Town

    4.2 1959 HD

    Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from...

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to...

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  • 1952
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    Cavalcade of America

    Cavalcade of America

    3.5 1952 HD

    Cavalcade of America is an anthology drama series that was sponsored by the DuPont Company, although it occasionally presented a musical, such as an...

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  • 1959
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    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    6.3 1959 HD

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson is an American anthology drama series which aired on CBS from September 21, 1959 to April 3, 1961 with rebroadcasts...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1957
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    Meet McGraw

    Meet McGraw

    5 1957 HD

    Meet McGraw is an American dramatic television series starring Frank Lovejoy in the role of the hard-hitting detective McGraw, a man specifically...

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  • 1957
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    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    5.7 1957 HD

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1953
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    Letter to Loretta

    Letter to Loretta

    5.8 1953 HD

    Letter to Loretta is an American anthology drama series telecast on NBC from September 1953 to June 1961 for a total of 165 episodes. The filmed show...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1950
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    Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

    5.5 1950 HD

    Lux Video Theatre is an American anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1959. The series presented both comedy and drama in original...

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  • 1956
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    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

    5.5 1956 HD

    Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to...

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...

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  • 1952
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    Four Star Playhouse

    Four Star Playhouse

    5.7 1952 HD

    Four Star Playhouse is an American television anthology series that ran from 1952 to 1956, sponsored in its first bi-weekly season by The Singer...

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